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Shall I end my relationship or keep trying?

31 replies

Chloes98 · 22/06/2018 22:32

So me and my partner have been together for a year and a half (so not too long), were expecting our first little one next year (he has another child from a past relationship who is almost 9). Anyway so last year he cheated on me, I found out and after it all decided to give him another chance. I do believe he's not cheating and has been faithful since, and I 100% agree on second chances. So that's not the issue, but of course there's times I have doubts and that. But I'm really struggling with our relationship, I get im hormonal but I don't think I'm over thinking or over exaggerating this in anyway. Point is, were not happy, were not half as close as we used to be at all, I feel like I'm walking on egg shells half the time so he doesn't get the hump as I can't be bothered to deal with arguments and him tbf, our romance/intamicy/sex life is pretty shit, well not existent you could say. I've discussed it with him and he says he finds it weird knowing our child is inside of me, especially if she was to kick or whatever whilst we were doing something. Now I get this, some men do feel this way. But he doesn't find me attractive, we have no flirtatious side, no intamicy or romance and I don't think we ever will. I don't work yet I've bought most the stuff for the baby, yes I got the maternity grant but would be nice for him to at least offer or just buy a few bits anything. I don't bring in a lot of money as I'm on universal credit at the moment, and he does help out sometimes if I need extra money for bus fair, food whatever but will moan about it. I'm made to feel bad for not bringing in much money etc which is just shitty. I also suffer with mental health, which he doesn't understand or even try to. When I even mention seeing the physciatrist, he's so against it and makes me feel guilty or ashamed for going. He says a lot of things without thinking, and doesn't understand my MH at all, which I get, so many people struggle to understand it, including me at times. But it's the point that he doesn't try to, never read up on it or asked to talk about it so he can understand more. He's extremely lazy, to the point where he rarely baths.. sometimes he'll cook or wash up but that's about it. And when he does, anyone would think he'd done everything in the world and done me a massive favour. Now I get that he works evenings 5 days a week, and I don't expect him to do a lot. But things like putting his washing in the basket, putting his rubbish away etc is just pure lazy. He used to get on with my family, but he lives at my mums with me and they are now getting the hump too. They moan to me about him, he moans to me about them. He rarely makes effort with my niece and nephew, and just moans when they're around. I love his daughter to bits and constantly make an effort but more than him tbf. He's always shouting at her, or moaning, never trying to arrange plans. When we do have her, she just wants to go home most the time or misses her mum/step dad. She tries with him and sometimes he'll bother, other times she is made to just sit down, or be quiet or whatever. When we do go out, it usually starts out good then he gets the hump or is bored or doesn't like what were doing basically, and we start to argue and it turns into a horrible day. Then he'll get over his strop and pretend nothing happened, tbf I do too because I can't be bothered with it. A few months ago I discussed ending it with him and he was all about changing it and he wants us to be together, as a family, he loves me etc etc. Sometimes it seems like he does love me and tbf I still love him. He makes so much effort with my bump already, scans etc, talking to the bump and about the future. But I don't think it's going to change once she is here, not for the better anyway. I want to try make it work but i think deep down I know it won't. But I'm less than 5 weeks from due and nows really not the time to end it, at all, I want him there at the birth for my daughter's sake and mine tbf. I've debated waiting and seeing if it changes once she's here, do I discuss it one last time but make it more clear he's gone if it carries on? I have no idea what to do. I want the perfect family but not if it carries on like this. I need help on what to do, I know the likelyhood is it won't work, but do I try again? Do I wait until the babys here? Someone please help, it's not helping my mood or sanity.

OP posts:
Motoko · 24/06/2018 17:53

I don't know if the name is double barrelled if you'd still need his permission, you'll have to look into it.

Chloes98 · 24/06/2018 18:03

Okay thank you!

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Nellia · 26/06/2018 06:07

Any difference in surname is a red flag as it suggests thatc someone else exists who has parental rights.
But in reality even with the same surname you can be stopped. The law is very clear now, no adult can travel with a child without written consent of both parents.
The only way to make this a non issue would be if their was only one parent listed on the birth certificate and you travel with that as proof that you dont need permission.
Re my age and experience comment it wasnt to suggest you where immature by saying naive I simply ment life experience. At 20 I may well have moved a boyfriend into my home with no forethought at 40 with a lot more to loose a person is likely to be more warey unless they have managed to roll through life without themselces having any of the responibilities of parenthood keeping a roof over their head etc as such a partner without a home of his own would be a red flag for me.

Chloes98 · 26/06/2018 18:40

I'm worried about my partners 9 year old daughter. So me and my partner have been together a year and a half and expecting our first baby in just 4 weeks now. We both live with my mum at the moment, moving out in August. Anyway so I met her last summer after being with my partner about 7 months (we wanted to make sure before introducing me to her). We automatically got on really well, she grew close to me fairly quickly. So she's supposed to stay with us every weekend, sometimes just the Saturday, sometimes Friday and Saturday. But the last 4-5 months she's been barely coming, there's been times we haven't seen her for a month then she'll come one weekend, then again not for another 2 weekends etc. She's very close to her mum and her mum's partner/his children. And her mum can be quite difficult with just not showing to drop her off or cancelling last minute. But it's getting less and less. Last weekend she was here Friday and Saturday (after not seeing her for 2 weekends) and she constantly asked when her mum was picking her up, if she could call her, that she missed her etc (she's never usually this bad). Friday night she was crying but said it was because her stomach hurt (she has been getting growing pains). Then Saturday night she was hysterically crying, saying she missed her mum etc. So she went home lunch time Sunday, I found folded paper around the bedroom, some just drawings of her, her mum and younger brother. Others were letters to her mum or songs she had wrote, saying she misses her mum, and she wrote she always cries herself to sleep when she stays here but doesn't want to tell us because she thinks we will be annoyed. I genuinely think it's her saying she doesn't want to come and that's why she hasn't been coming round much (she didn't even come round on fathers day). But we try to do fun things, keep busy etc and she does seem excited about the baby etc. Unsure what to do next? There's obviously a reason she doesn't like coming here but I don't think she was like this before but I'm unsure. Someone please advice me on how to approach this.

OP posts:
Motoko · 27/06/2018 11:59

So you're going to stay with him then? Because she's not your problem. Perhaps you should try to open a conversation with her mum, so the siblings can keep in contact whatever happens.

What does your boyfriend do with her, how does he interact? Is he hands on, or does he leave her for you take out and do things with?

She obviously hates being made to spend time with him, so I'm wondering why.

category12 · 27/06/2018 14:00

I love his daughter to bits and constantly make an effort but more than him tbf. He's always shouting at her, or moaning, never trying to arrange plans. When we do have her, she just wants to go home most the time or misses her mum/step dad. She tries with him and sometimes he'll bother, other times she is made to just sit down, or be quiet or whatever. When we do go out, it usually starts out good then he gets the hump or is bored or doesn't like what were doing basically, and we start to argue and it turns into a horrible day.

He's a shit dad that's why she doesn't want to come. Poor lass.

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